The Massacre

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The Massacre
50 Cent - The Massacre.png
Studio album by
50 Cent
ReleasedMarch 3, 2005 [1]
Studio
  • 54 Sound (Ferndale, Michigan)
  • Record One (Los Angeles)
  • Trans Continental (Orlando, Florida)
  • Larrabee North (Hollywood)
  • Rock Central (Los Angeles)
  • RMP (Orlando)
Genre
Length77:22
Label
Producer
50 Cent chronology
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
(2003)		The Massacre
(2005)		 Bulletproof
(2005)
Singles from The Massacre
  1. "Disco Inferno"
    Released: December 11, 2004
  2. "Candy Shop"
    Released: February 15, 2005
  3. "Just a Lil Bit"
    Released: May 17, 2005
  4. "Outta Control"
    Released: September 13, 2005

The Massacre is the second studio album by American rapper 50 Cent, released on March 3, 2005, via Interscope Records, Eminem's Shady Records, 50 Cent's G-Unit Records, and Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. With production from Dr. Dre, Eminem, Scott Storch, Sha Money XL and others, the album features guest appearances from G-Unit affiliates Tony Yayo, Olivia, Eminem and Jamie Foxx.

Contents

Preceded by the singles "Disco Inferno" and "Candy Shop", the album debuted atop the Billboard 200, selling 1.15 million copies in its first four days; it remained atop the chart for six weeks after its release. The Massacre received generally positive reviews from music critics, and was 50 Cent's second consecutive number one album on the chart. Following its release, the album spawned the Billboard Hot 100-top ten singles "Just A Lil Bit" and "Outta Control."

Background

The original title for the album was revealed as The St. Valentine's Day Massacre, named after the 1929 Chicago gang murder spree known as Saint Valentine's Day Massacre. 50 Cent intended the album to be released on February 15, 2005, but Interscope was not interested. He leaked "Disco Inferno" in order to force their hand, and Interscope released it on March 7. [2]

Originally, songs intended for the album included "Hate It or Love It", "How We Do", "Higher", "Church for Thugs" and "Special" but the songs were eventually given to the Game's The Documentary , causing a majority of The Massacre to be reworked. [3]

After 50 Cent released the Game from his G-Unit Records imprint on live radio February 21, 2005, a shootout occurred. [4] Paul Rosenberg of Shady Records and Jimmy Iovine of Interscope worried that the album would underperform due to the negativity of the Hot 97 shooting. 50 and the Game later entered into a truce six days after The Massacre was released, [5] [6] but their animosity rose up again after Game made fun of G-Unit at Hot 97's annual Summer Jam, where he first used the "G-Unot" insult, later turning to a boycott. [7]

Censorship

The censored version of the album censors out most profanity, violence, and all drug content. The track "Gunz Come Out" has inconsistency in the editing, and contains some profanity. The opening intro removes the shooting sequence, and is cut down to 20 seconds. The album cover also removes guns in the background behind the rapper, being replaced by motifs and a gradient background. [8] In comparison, the album is not as heavily censored as his previous album Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003). [9]

Commercial performance

With a release in the middle of the sales week, The Massacre sold 1.15 million copies in its first four days of release, becoming the sixth-largest opening week for an album at the time since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991. [10] This is the second largest opening week for a hip hop album, behind Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP (2000), which sold 1.76 million copies in its first week. [11] Mariah Carey's The Emancipation of Mimi replaced it as number one in late April 2005, as The Massacre reached 3 million units sold. [12] In February 2020, The Massacre was certified six times platinum for combined sales and album-equivalent units of at least six million copies in the United States. [13] It has sold over eleven million copies worldwide. [14] [15]

In 2005, The Massacre was ranked as the number one album of the year on the Billboard 200. [16]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 66/100 [17]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [18]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [19]
Entertainment Weekly B− [20]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [21]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [22]
NME 8/10 [23]
Pitchfork 7.0/10 [24]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [25]
Spin B− [26]
The Village Voice A− [27]

The Massacre received generally positive reviews from music critics; it holds a score of 66 out of 100 at Metacritic. [17] Vibe magazine found it "full of finger-pointing panache" and wrote that "50 delivers a taut, albeit less explosive, album aimed at both silencing his detractors and keeping the ladies satisfied". [28] NME observed "a new depth to the murderous lyricism" from 50 Cent on the album. [23] Greg Tate, writing in The Village Voice , said that, like Tupac, 50 Cent is "a ruffian who knows the value of a good pop hook", and called The Massacre "the most diabolically sensous collection of baby-making gangsta music since Pac's All Eyez ." [29] Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times found the album to be "nearly as addictive as its predecessor" and called 50 Cent "a crafty songwriter, specializing in obvious but nearly irresistible tracks that sound better the more you hear them." [30] In his review for The Village Voice, Robert Christgau said that 50 Cent's "ugly gangsta lies" are "incidental to the mood of the piece, which is friendly, relaxed, good-humored, and in the groove." [27]

In a mixed review, Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club said that, although its strengths lie in 50 Cent's "dark charisma" and "fluid delivery", the album is marred by flaws typical of "big rap releases: At nearly 78 minutes, it's far too long, wildly uneven, and not particularly cohesive sonically or thematically." [31] Uncut magazine wrote that, despite 50 Cent's "cool menace", "not even tight productions from Eminem and Dre can stop things from flagging midway." [32] Lynne D. Johnson of Spin felt that it lacks "originality" and makes artistic concessions: "He's tryin' too hard to be everything to everybody." [26] In a negative review for The Guardian , Alexis Petridis panned him as a lyricist and felt that the album lacks "any of the factors that make the best gangsta rap disturbingly compelling ... There's nothing except a string of cliches so limited that repetition is unavoidable". [21]

Accolades

The Massacre was nominated at the 2006 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album, [33] but lost to Kanye West's Late Registration . [34] It was ranked the twenty fifth best album of the year by Rolling Stone . [35]

According to 50 Cent, the album received more mixed reviews than its predecessor Get Rich Or Die Tryin' because he was focused more on the hooks and song structure: "People fought love for the things they see are significant. Jimmy Iovine was a producer … he loves the significance of production. He loves Dre. I don’t give a fuck what I made … look, I made my whole second album as a 10-record. I knew they wasn’t my best verses but my choruses were right so I focused on my song structure." [36]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro (The Massacre)"Lindsay Collins Eminem 0:41
2."In My Hood"
  • C. Styles
  • Bang Out
  • Eminem [a]
  • Resto [a]
3:51
3."This Is 50"
3:04
4."I'm Supposed to Die Tonight"
  • Eminem
  • Resto [a]
3:51
5."Piggy Bank"
 Needlz 4:15
6."Gatman and Robbin" (featuring Eminem)
3:46
7."Candy Shop" (featuring Olivia)
 Scott Storch 3:29
8."Outta Control"
3:21
9."Get in My Car"
 Hi-Tek 4:05
10."Ski Mask Way"
3:05
11."A Baltimore Love Thing"
  • Jackson
  • Quentin Staples
  • Norma Toney
Cue Beats4:17
12."Ryder Music"
  • Jackson
  • Cotrell
Hi-Tek3:51
13."Disco Inferno"
  • Jackson
  • Crawford
  • Pitts
  • C. Styles
  • Bang Out
3:34
14."Just a Lil Bit"
  • Jackson
  • Storch
Storch3:57
15."Gunz Come Out"
  • Jackson
  • Young
  • Elizondo
  • Dr. Dre
  • Elizondo
4:24
16."My Toy Soldier" (featuring Tony Yayo)
  • Eminem
  • Resto [a]
3:44
17."Position of Power"
 J.R. Rotem 3:12
18."Build You Up" (featuring Jamie Foxx)
  • Jackson
  • Storch
Storch2:55
19."God Gave Me Style"
Needlz3:01
20."So Amazing" (featuring Olivia)
  • Jackson
  • Rotem
  • Jasmin Lopez
J.R. Rotem3:16
21."I Don't Need 'Em"
 Buckwild 3:20
22."Hate It or Love It (G-Unit Remix)" (Bonus Track) (featuring The Game, Tony Yayo, Young Buck and Lloyd Banks)
 Cool & Dre 4:23
Total length:77:22
2006 France re-release [37]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
21."Window Shopper" (bonus track)
  • Jackson
  • Crawford
  • J.H. Turnbull
  • Bob Marley
  • C. Styles
  • Sire
3:12
22."Best Friend" (featuring Olivia) (bonus track)JacksonHi-Tek4:14
Total length:84:48
Notes
Sample credits [38]

Personnel

Credits for The Massacre adapted from Allmusic. [39]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for The Massacre
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [83] Platinum70,000^
Belgium (BEA) [84] Gold25,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [85] 3× Platinum300,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [86] 2× Platinum40,000‡
France (SNEP) [87] Gold100,000*
Germany (BVMI) [88] 2× Platinum400,000‡
Greece (IFPI Greece) [52] Gold10,000^
Ireland (IRMA) [89] 2× Platinum30,000^
Japan (RIAJ) [90] Gold100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [91] Platinum15,000^
Portugal (AFP) [92] Gold20,000^
Russia (NFPF) [93] 3× Platinum60,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [94] Platinum40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [95] 3× Platinum900,000‡
United States (RIAA) [96] 6× Platinum6,000,000‡
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [97] Platinum1,000,000*
Worldwide—9,000,000 [15]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Special edition

The Massacre (Special Edition)
The Massacre Special Edition.png
Studio album by
50 Cent
ReleasedSeptember 6, 2005
Recorded2004–2005
Genre
Length73:47
Label
Producer
50 Cent chronology
The Massacre
(2005)		The Massacre (Special Edition)
(2005)		 Curtis
(2007)
Singles from The Massacre
  1. "Disco Inferno"
    Released: November 28, 2004
  2. "Candy Shop"
    Released: January 15, 2005
  3. "Just a Lil Bit"
    Released: May 10, 2005
  4. "Outta Control (Remix)"
    Released: September 6, 2005

Background

The album was re-released on September 6, 2005, as the Special edition. It included a remix of "Outta Control" featuring Mobb Deep, which replaces the original version of the song as track eight. This edition included a bonus DVD with music videos for a majority of the album's tracks (with the exclusion of "Disco Inferno", "Gunz Come Out" and the intro), and the trailer for the film Get Rich or Die Tryin' , which released two months later. Due to the ongoing feud between 50 Cent and The Game, this version omits the G-Unit remix to "Hate It or Love It" as the twenty-second track. Once the special edition was released, The Massacre re-entered the top three of the Billboard 200 at number two, being blocked from number one by Kanye West's Late Registration. [98] The original version was also re-issued using the special edition track listing leaving out the parts for the DVD.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"Lindsay CollinsEminem0:41
2."In My Hood"
  • Jackson
  • Crawford
  • Pitts
  • Mathers
  • Resto
  • C. Styles
  • Bang Out
  • Eminem [a]
  • Resto [a]
3:51
3."This Is 50"
  • Jackson
  • Smith
  • Clervoix
  • Black Jeruz
  • Sha Money XL
3:04
4."I'm Supposed to Die Tonight"
  • Jackson
  • Mathers
  • Resto
  • King
Eminem3:51
5."Piggy Bank"
  • Jackson
  • Cain
Needlz4:15
6."Gatman and Robbin'" (featuring Eminem)
  • Jackson
  • Mathers
  • Jeffrey Bass
  • Mark Bass
  • Resto
  • Hefti
  • Eminem
  • Bass Brothers [a]
3:46
7."Candy Shop" (featuring Olivia)
  • Jackson
  • Storch
Storch3:29
8."Outta Control (Remix)" (featuring Mobb Deep)
  • Dr. Dre
  • Elizondo
4:07
9."Get in My Car"
  • Jackson
  • Cotrell
Hi-Tek4:05
10."Ski Mask Way"
  • Jackson
  • Sigler
  • Resto
  • Mathers
  • Shayman
  • Presson
Disco D3:05
11."A Baltimore Love Thing"
  • Jackson
  • Staples
  • Toney
Cue Beats4:17
12."Ryder Music"
  • Jackson
  • Cotrell
Hi-Tek3:51
13."Disco Inferno"
  • Jackson
  • Crawford
  • Pitts
  • C. Styles
  • Bang Out
3:34
14."Just a Lil Bit"
  • Jackson
  • Storch
Storch3:57
15."Gunz Come Out"
  • Jackson
  • Young
  • Elizondo
  • Dr. Dre
  • Elizondo
4:24
16."My Toy Soldier" (featuring Tony Yayo)
  • Jackson
  • Bernard
  • Mathers
  • Resto
  • King
Eminem3:44
17."Position of Power"
  • Jackson
  • Rotem
J.R. Rotem3:12
18."Build You Up" (featuring Jamie Foxx)
  • Jackson
  • Storch
Storch2:55
19."God Gave Me Style"
  • Jackson
  • Cain
  • Caston, Jr.
  • McFadden
Needlz3:01
20."So Amazing" (featuring Olivia)
  • Jackson
  • Rotem
  • Lopez
J.R. Rotem3:16
21."I Don't Need 'Em"
  • Jackson
  • Best
Buckwild3:20
Total length:73:45

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer.

Sample credits Information taken from The Massacre liner notes: [38]

  • "Intro" contains elements from "What Up Gangsta" performed by 50 Cent
  • "I'm Supposed to Die Tonight" contains samples of "Warning" by The Notorious B.I.G.
  • "Gatman and Robbin'" contains replayed elements from "Batman Theme"
  • "Candy Shop" contains a sample of "Love Break" performed by The Salsoul Orchestra (uncredited)
  • "Ski Mask Way" contains elements from "What Am I Waiting For" performed by The O'Jays and resung elements from "Cell Therapy" performed by Goodie Mob
  • "A Baltimore Love Thing" contains elements from "I'll Be Waiting There For You" performed by The Dells
  • "God Gave Me Style" contains elements from "Each Day I Cry A Little" performed by Eddie Kendricks
  • "I Don't Need 'Em" contains elements from "Nobody Knows" performed by S.C.L.C.

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